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Lecrae

Lecrae Moore (born 1980) is a Christian rap[1] artist signed to Reach Records.[2] Lecrae resides in Atlanta, Georgia hosting hip-hop related events, volunteering at the local juvenile detention center as well as Kids Across America Kamps in Branson, Missouri, and engaging with ReachLife Ministries.[3] Also, as a member of the 116 Clique, Lecrae ministers at various campus and community venues. Lecrae has received two nominations at the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards. One was for his song, "Jesus Muzik", which also featured Trip Lee; and the other nomination was for his second album, After the Music Stops.[4] He has recently been nominated for Hip Hop/Rap Recorded Album of the Year by the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards.[5] He has received reviews from various magazines including Rapzilla, which specifically noted his style and his second album, After the Music Stops, has been called, "one of the best CDs I have heard in 2006. Lecrae's flows are clever but straight to the point and his delivery is very clear." He also got his name from the bird, Crae.[6]

In his music, Lecrae uses the word "Crunk" to refer to a spiritual high felt through Christ.[7]

Musical career

Early years (2003–2005)

Born and raised in Houston, Texas by a single mother, Lecrae became a Christian at age 19. Lecrae began rapping about his faith and co-founded Reach Records in 2005 releasing his first album Real Talk through it in 2005.[8] The album gained critical acclaim and charted at #29 on the Billboard Gospel albums chart.[9]

After The Music Stops (2006–2007)

After the success of "Real Talk" Lecrae released his second studio album on August 15, 2006, the album charted at #5 On the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, #7 on the Billboard Christian albums chart and #16 on the Billboard Heatseeker album charts.[10] The album was nominated for a Dove award as was the single "Jesus Muzik".

Rebel (2008–2009)

On October 8, 2008, Lecrae's third album, Rebel, entered the Billboard charts at #60 with 9,800 units sold. It also ranked #3 on the iTunes rap downloads, and topped the Billboard Christian album charts for two weeks, the first rap album to do so.[citation needed] The album gained some of the highest praise for Christian Hip hop yet with Jesusfreakhideout saying the following about it "Musically, it's easily as good as (if not better than) anything you will hear on mainstream rap stations. Lyrically, there's no comparison. Lecrae's message is better, and better for you. " The album has of April 2010 maintained a 78 week run on the Billboard Gospel charts. It has sold 125,000 as of July 7th. [11]

Rehab (2010)

In January 2010, Lecrae confirmed that he was working on a new album due out on September 28th 2010. On February 5, 2010 a new single was released called "Far Away". The song is a tribute to those in Haiti and their struggles and Lecrae has promised that all proceeds from the single's sales will go directly to the Haiti relief effort.[12] A music video was released for the song on February 10.[13] The single peaked at #32 on the iTunes Hip hop singles chart, the first Christian Hip hop song to do so.[13] A possible album cover and October release dates were posted on Rapzilla.com in early July.[14]. On July 7, in a blog post on the Reach Records website, Lecrae announced that the title of his new album is Rehab.[15]. On August 5th a new song called "Amp It Up" was released via Rapzilla online.[16] However, Lecrae clarified on his twitter account that the song is not a single off of Rehab, but rather a theme song that he wrote for camp Kanakuk which he writes theme songs for annually.[17][18] On August 31st a preview for a song called Idols was released.[19]

Discography

See Lecrae discography.

Awards and achievements

  • Won Best Hip-Hop Music Video for GMC Music Video Awards [20]
  • Nominated for BEST RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM for 2009 GMA Dove Awards [21]
  • Nominated for BEST RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM for 2007 GMA Dove Awards [22]
  • Nominated for BEST RAP/HIP HOP RECORDED SONG for 2007 GMA Dove Awards [22]
  • Won Best Male Artist for 2006 by Rapzilla [23]
  • Won Best Best Album for 2006 by Rapzilla [23]
  • Won Best Song for 2006 by Rapzilla [23]
  • Won Best Music Video for 2006 by Rapzilla [23]
  • Won Best Album Cover for 2006 by Rapzilla [23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Black, Nathan (January 2, 2009). "Christian Rap Artists: Don't Waste Your Life". The Christian Post. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Reach Records Artist Profile - Lecrae
  3. ^ [www.myspace.com/lecrae]
  4. ^ Gospel Music - The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards – Nominee List - Entertain Your Belief
  5. ^ GMA Dove Awards Nominations 2009 Are In!
  6. ^ Review - Lecrae - After the Music Stops
  7. ^ Now Thats What I Am Talkin About!!! After the Music Stops by Lecrae
  8. ^ http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=354
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/lecrae/695868#/album/lecrae/real-talk/733416
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/lecrae/695868#/album/lecrae/after-the-music-stops/783894
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/lecrae/695868#/album/lecrae/rebel/1169663
  12. ^ http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/content/view/1755/103/
  13. ^ a b http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/content/view/1767/103/
  14. ^ http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/news/38-backstage/2265-new-lecrae-album-to-drop-october-2010
  15. ^ http://reachrecords.com/blog/show/Looking-back-and-Pressing-Forward
  16. ^ http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/music/2329-lecrae-qamp-it-upq
  17. ^ http://twitter.com/lecrae/statuses/20268178818
  18. ^ http://www.barn13.com/
  19. ^ http://www.reachrecords.com/rehab/
  20. ^ [1]
  21. ^ GMA 40th Dove Award Nominees
  22. ^ a b GMA 38th Dove Award Nominees
  23. ^ a b c d e Rapzilla's Best of 2006
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